Avalanche's Philipp Grubauer straps on rollerblades in front of the White House

The Washington Capitals traded goalie Philipp Grubauer to the Colorado Avalanche ahead of the first round of the NHL Draft in June.

It has been an eventful summer for former Washington Capitals netminder Philipp Grubauer.

Following a long playoff run that ended with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup in June, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche as a restricted free agent later in the month and signed to a three-year deal worth $10 million.

Now, what do you do to celebrate accomplishments of this magnitude? If it was me, I’d throw a wicked party in Vegas with the Stanley Cup (just to rub it in the faces of the Golden Knights’ faithful) and then relax at a cottage until training camp began.

Grubauer had plans that were a little more unique. To begin with, he brought Lord Stanley’s mug to Germany and spent his day with the Cup in lederhosen.

Philipp Grubauer wears lederhosen on his day with Stanley Cup

Alright Grubi, well played. That’s definitely a look that you can pull off.

Relaxing wasn’t on his schedule though. In fact, he couldn’t seem to get himself away from hockey over the summer.

Although he now lives in Denver, the 26-year-old returned to Washington on a few occasions. While in the nation’s capital, he strapped on some rollerblades and played some pickup puck in front of the White House.

For the last 23 years, there’s been a group of individuals that call themselves ‘White House Hockey’ that play on Pennsylvania Avenue on weekends and some weeknights. Grubauer has joined the group on a few occasions over the last week sporting a navy Capitals t-shirt.

No surprise there though. He’s been watching Nicklas Backstrom, one of the best passers in the world, for the past five seasons. Of course, you’re going to learn a thing or two if you get to see that every day.

Sadly though, yesterday’s ‘White House Hockey’ game was canceled by the Secret Service. Grubauer saw that as an opportunity though. He grabbed a net and hit the pavement with a few youngsters that came ready to play.